Prevalence of food insecurity and comprehensiveness of its measurement for older adult congregate meals program participants

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 121-146

  Duerr, Lynn ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congregate meals; CPS FSSM; Elderly; Food insecurity; Food security; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HUNGER; INDIANA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548705497     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v25n03_09     Document Type: Article

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